.NET Training : ASP.NET Using C# <br> Rev. 4.6

This five-day course provides a comprehensive and practical hands-on introduction to developing Web applications using ASP.NET 4.5.1 and Visual Studio 2013. It includes an introduction to ASP.NET MVC, a newer Web programming framework that incorporates use of the Model-View-Controller (MVC) pattern. It also includes coverage of using ASP.NET AJAX to build rich client applications and the use of Web API to create HTTP services.

The fundamentals of Web applications are reviewed, and a testbed is established for ASP.NET and Internet Information Services. The architecture of ASP.NET is outlined, including the role of compilation, the Page class and code-behind. Web Forms are introduced, including server controls, view state, life cycle, and the event model. Request/response HTTP programming using ASP.NET is covered.

Visual Studio 2013 is used to greatly simplify the development of ASP.NET Web applications, including facilitating UI design. ASP.NET Web applications are covered, including issues of application and session state and the use of cookies. Server controls represent an important innovation in ASP.NET and are covered in detail, including validation, rich controls, and user controls. There is an introduction to caching in ASP.NET, which provides an effective mechanism for optimizing the performance of your ASP.NET application. The fundamentals of configuration and security are introduced. Diagnostics and debugging are covered, including the use of tracing.

Additional server controls are introduced, including menus and master pages. Data access is covered in some detail in two chapters, including an introduction to ADO.NET, Language Integrated Query (LINQ), the Entity Data Model (EDM) and the powerful data access controls provided by ASP.NET 4.5. The LocalDB version of SQL Server 2012 Express is used as the database. This section of the course is tied together by a progressive case study illustrating a Web site for a publishing company.

The final section of the course introduces three important ASP.NET technologies: ASP.NET AJAX, ASP.NET MVC, and ASP.NET Web API.

An appendix covers customizing the HTTP pipeline through the Application class, HTTP handlers, and HTTP modules. Another appendix covers hosting ASP.NET applications on IIS 7.5.

Numerous programming examples and exercises are provided, including case studies. The student will receive a comprehensive set of notes and all the programming examples.

.NET Training Learning Objectives

Gain a thorough understanding of the philosophy and architecture of Web applications using ASP.NET
Acquire a working knowledge of Web application development using Web Forms and Visual Studio 2013
Optimize an ASP.NET Web application using configuration, security, and caching
Access databases using ADO.NET, LINQ and the Entity Data Model
Use newer features in ASP.NET
Implement rich client applications using ASP.NET AJAX
Create Web applications using the Model-View-Controller design pattern
Create HTTP services using ASP.NET Web API

.NET Training Prerequisites

The student should have a good working knowledge of C# and the .NET Framework. Knowledge of JavaScript is recommended for the AJAX chapter.

.NET Training Audience

This course is designed for experienced application developers and architects responsible for Web applications in a Microsoft environment.

.NET Training Course duration

5 days

.NET Training Course outline

1. Introduction to ASP.NET
	Web Application Fundamentals Using Internet Information Services Web Forms ASP.NET MVC Web Services ASP.NET Features
2. Web Forms Architecture
	Page Class Web Forms Life Cycle Web Forms Event Model Code Behind
3. ASP.NET and HTTP
	Request/Response Programming HttpRequest Class HTTP Collections HttpResponse Class Redirection HttpUtility Class
4. Web Applications Using Visual Studio
	Using Visual Web Developer Visual Studio Forms Designer Using Components Shadow Copying Using the Global.asax File Data Binding
5. State Management and Web Applications
	Session State Application State Multithreading Issues Cookies
6. Server Controls
	HTML Server Controls Web Forms Server Controls Rich Controls Validation Controls User Controls
7. Caching in ASP.NET
	What Is Caching Page-Level Caching Page Fragment Caching Optimizing Your ASP.NET Application Application Caching
8. ASP.NET Configuration and Security Fundamentals
	Configuration Overview Authentication and Authorization Forms Authentication Windows Authentication Security and ASP.NET
9. Debugging, Diagnostics and Error Handling
	Debugging Application Tracing Page Tracing Error Handling
10. More Server Controls
	Newer ASP.NET Controls Menus Master Pages
11. ADO.NET and LINQ
	ADO.NET Overview .NET Data Providers Connections Commands DataReaders and Connected Access Data Sets and Disconnected Access Language Integrated Query
12. Data Controls and Data Binding
	Data Source Controls Connection String Storage GridView DetailsView FormView Object Data Sources ListView DataPager Entity Data Model EntityDataSource
13. ASP.NET AJAX
	Rich Client Applications AJAX ScriptManager UpdatePanel AJAX Client Library Remote Method Calls AJAX Control Toolkit
14. ASP.NET MVC
	Model-View-Controller Pattern What is ASP.NET MVC? ASP.NET MVC versus Web Forms ASP.NET MVC Projects in Visual Studio Controllers Action Methods and Routing Views Strongly-Typed Views Model Binding Validation
15. ASP.NET Web API
	Web API Representational State Transfer REST and Web API HTTP Services Using Web API Using Fiddler Web API Clients
Appendix A. Learning Resources Appendix B. HTTP Pipeline
	Customizing the HTTP Pipeline Applications Handlers Modules
Appendix C. Hosting in IIS 7.5
	Installing IIS 7.5 IIS Manager ASP.NET with IIS 7.5

System Requirements

Required software is Visual Studio 2013 and the LocalDB version of SQL Server 2012 Express Edition (bundled with Visual Studio 2013). Use either Visual Studio Professional or higher or else both the free Visual Studio Express 2013 for Web and Visual Studio Express 2013 for Windows Desktop. The recommended operating system is Windows 7. Internet Information Services should be installed. See the course Setup Notes for details.

A good minimal hardware profile for this course would have a 1.8 GHz or equivalent CPU, 2 GB of RAM, and at least 10 GB of free disk space for tools installation and courseware.